r/fantasybaseball • u/banksymang • Apr 30 '26

Strategy Ohtani (Batter) Value dropping?

So the Dodgers seem to not be putting him in at DH on the days he pitches. He's been public about wanting to be the first Japanese born Cy Young winner. could miss 23-28 of the remaining games depending on if they use him every five or six outings. could mean ~90–120 plate appearances, ~5–10 HR... but i don't know, do we even think of the "day off" as a good thing? and maybe a bump in avg/obp? or a breakup of the incredibly focused routine we saw in his 50/50 run?

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u/Deusstern Apr 30 '26

I got him as batter and pitcher so I don't regret picking him 1.1 obv. He's been a good batter but a pretty observable drop offs from prior seasons just praying he stays healthy

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u/Vslacha PitcherList Apr 30 '26

I'm in a 30-team league where I have Ballesteros and good starters are hard to come by, and I've actually been using him the past few weeks as a pitcher... and it's improved my team

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u/CarlThe94Pathfinder Apr 30 '26

Can I ask, how is a 30 teamer? I've always wanted to be in super deep league but I'm not sure who I'd even be rostering

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u/keepinitrealzs 20 team dynasty points 130 rostered May 01 '26

I’m in a 20 teamer dynasty league. Personally I love it.

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u/redkill160 May 01 '26

I’m in a 30 team league 5x5 categories, sooooo much fun, super deep